Genetic engineering or genetic modification is the direct human manipulation of an organism's genome using modern DNA technology. It involves the introduction of foreign DNA or synthetic genes into the organism of interest. During the early twentieth century, science fiction writers began to ...
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Is there a sci fi novel, where humans were segregated by their access to artificial genetic improvements? [closed]
I am curious how segregation is criticized among science fiction novelists. Nowadays there are already stigmas and limits in regard to race and culture. Could the inclusion of genetic improvements ...
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How did the “black liquid” work in Prometheus?
I just saw Ridley Scott's “Prometheus” and I’m still confused about how the black liquid works. Can anyone elaborate on what its function was and the mechanism by which it operated?
I surmise that ...
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Novel About a Girl Who Realizes She is a Clone
So I remember reading this book in the early 2000's, and I'm pretty sure it was placed in my classroom, so it was obviously geared toward young adults.
It was about a girl who wakes up one day with a ...
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Looking for an old story about genetically engineering humans to live on a methane planet
In the story it is easier to "terraform" humans to live on this planet than to change the planet.
The humans end up looking like the local life forms...crablike creatures.
None of the converted ...
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Identify a story about genetically engineered Vampires
I've been trying to track down details of a neat story I read years ago that told several tales about people living in an overpopulated Earth where Vampires and other mythological creatures were now ...
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Trying to find a novel where genetic engineering leads to the deaths of a whole 'batch' of children with a particular trait
I'm trying to find out the title of a book or short story which I can very dimly remember, no idea on date of publication or even the main plotline! If anyone can identify it from what I can remember, ...
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Is Ender genetically-engineered?
In Ender's Game, is Ender genetically engineered (along with Peter and Valentine) or are they just naturally gifted?
